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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Furlough could encourage more self-isolation
The government should use the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to encourage more workers to self-isolate at home, new Resolution Foundation research urges. ...
Published 16 Dec 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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IWFM launches new framework for social value
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has partnered with the Social Value Portal and National Social Value Taskforce to develop a new measurement...
Published 16 Dec 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Weight-based stigma occurs at every stage of employment
The subject of obesity is something that everybody seems to have an opinion on – and more often than not, it is a negative one....
Published 16 Dec 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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First ‘Afro hair code’ fights hair discrimination at work
The Halo Collection has launched the Halo Code, the UK’s first Black hair code for workplaces to prevent discrimination based on hair style or texture. ...
Published 15 Dec 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Vulnerable workers at risk of ‘flexclusion’ from the jobs market
Despite pandemic-induced mass flexible working, of the few jobs being advertised in the UK right now, four in five offer no flexible working options whatsoever,...
Published 15 Dec 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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New plans to overhaul procurement rules
New plans to overhaul procurement rules, cutting red tape and making it easier for smaller businesses to win government contracts, have been launched. ...
Published 15 Dec 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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40% of employees expect to extend the festive period
With a third of UK employees having more than half their holiday allowance left to take, 65% say they intend to use this up before...
Published 9 Dec 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Post-COVID workplaces: rethink or relocate?
What challenges and barriers do property developers and corporate COOs face in terms of creating spaces that meet their workspace occupants’ rapidly evolving requirements?...
Published 9 Dec 2020
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RISK
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Government to consult on unfair employment clauses in a boost for low-paid workers
Proposed new measures to allow workers’ greater freedom to find new or additional work have been unveiled by Business Secretary Alok Sharma....
Published 9 Dec 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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68% of workers do not feel safe in their workplace
Nearly a quarter of remote workers would quit before returning to a risky worksite....
Published 19 Jan 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Anxiety is on the increase, but mental health support is lacking
Sixty-eight percent of employees have felt anxious and apprehensive about returning to work, while 35% report their mental health is worse now compared to before...
Published 23 Sept 2020
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RISK
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Workplace first aid kits: what should be in them?
The contents of your workplace first aid kit should be guided by your first aid needs assessment. This should take into account the level of...
Published 16 Jan 2019
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Walking from bed to desk is commuting, German court rules
A German worker who had an accident while walking from his bed to his computer when he was working from home was officially commuting, a...
Published 2 Mar 2022
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Asbestos in schools: an inspector calls
The HSE will be carrying out a programme of inspections of primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales from October 2023 onwards to...
Published 25 Sept 2023
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‘Ethical veganism’ now a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010
A judge in a UK Employment Tribunal has ruled that being vegan, for ethical reasons, amounts to a ‘philosophical belief’ and is therefore protected by...
Published 8 Jan 2020
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